Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§1917 Tribal Affiliation Information and Other Information for Protection of Rights From Tribal Relationship; Application of Subject of Adoptive Placement; Disclosure by Court
Title 25 › CHAPTER 21 — INDIAN CHILD WELFARE › SUBCHAPTER I — CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS › § 1917
Summary
If an Indian adoptee turns 18 and asks, the court that finalized the adoption must give them any biological parents’ tribal affiliation and other information needed to protect their tribal rights.
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Title 25, §1917
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Upon application by an Indian individual who has reached the age of eighteen and who was the subject of an adoptive placement, the court which entered the final decree shall inform such individual of the tribal affiliation, if any, of the individual’s biological parents and provide such other information as may be necessary to protect any rights flowing from the individual’s tribal relationship.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 1917
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102